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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract deadline: 4 December
JOINT GSA SECTION Submit online: www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg
Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30
for all others.
Descriptions are online. For additional information, please con-
53rd South-Central tact the local Technical Program Chair, Joel Spencer,
53rd North-Central joelspen@ksu.edu.
71st Rocky Mountain THEME SESSIONS
Manhattan, Kansas, USA T1. Conventional and Unconventional Reservoir Rocks:
25–27 March 2019 Advances in Experiments, Modeling, and Simulations.
Principal organizer: Behzad Ghanbarian, Kansas State
www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg University, ghanbarian@ksu.edu. Co-organizers: Chi Zhang,
University of Kansas, chizhang@ku.edu; Reza Barati,
University of Kansas, rezab@ku.edu; Manika Prasad,
Colorado School of Mines, mprasad@mines.edu.
T2. Niobrara: Outcrop to Foreland Basin. Principal orga-
nizer: Wayne K. Camp, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,
wayne.camp@anadarko.com. Co-organizer: Marc Buursink,
U.S. Geological Survey.
T3. Injection-Induced Seismicity in the U.S. Midcontinent:
Where Are We after a Decade? Principal organizer:
Tandis Bidgoli, University of Missouri Columbia, bidgolit@
missouri.edu. Co-organizer: Jacob Walter, Oklahoma
Geological Survey, jwalter@ou.edu.
T4. Crustal Structure of the Midcontinent using Geophysical
and Geodynamic Data. Principal organizer: Kevin Mickus,
Missouri State, kevinmickus@missouristate.edu.
T5. Mantle Dynamics and Lithospheric Deformation.
Principal organizer: Claudia Adam, Kansas State University,
cadam@ksu.edu.
T6. Tectonic Processes and Characteristics of Laramide
Foreland Deformation. Principal organizer: Jacob Thacker,
University of New Mexico, jacoboliverthacker@gmail.com.
Co-organizer: Shari Kelley, New Mexico Bureau of Geology,
Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Photo courtesy K-State Photo Services.
shari.kelley@nmt.edu.
T7. Evolution of the Southern Rio Grande Rift. Principal
organizer: Jason Ricketts, University of Texas at El Paso,
Source to Sink across the Midcontinent: jricketts@utep.edu. Co-organizer: Jesse Kelsch, University
of Texas at El Paso, jesse.veena@gmail.com.
Geosciences from the Rockies to the Gulf T8. Cenozoic Magmatic and Tectonic Processes of Colorado–
New Mexico: Understanding Voluminous Volcanism
LOCATION during the Transition from Laramide Contraction to Rio
Grande Rift Extension. Principal organizer: Gary
Thriving as a lively college environment in the Flint Hills, Michelfelder, Missouri State University, garymichelfelder@
Manhattan, Kansas, USA, is home to delectable dining destina- missouristate.edu. Co-organizers: Jacob Thacker, University
tions, a vibrant nightlife, and exciting outdoor adventures. Take of New Mexico, jacoboliverthacker@gmail.com; Conor
a short walk from the conference venue to explore downtown O’Dowd, Missouri State University, odowd1@live
shops and restaurants or learn about the local history and ecol- .missouristate.edu; Brooke Benz, Missouri State University,
ogy at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Borrow a bike from the benz5@live.missouristate.edu.
local bike share program and cruise along the Kansas River on T9. Ma��nd Ultrama�� agmatism in the Mid-Continent
the Linear Park Trail. Whether you want to explore some of the and Beyond. Principal organizer: Matthew Brueseke, Kansas
last remnants of native tallgrass prairie, poke around in the State University, brueseke@ksu.edu. Co-organizer: Pamela
Permian bedrock, or soar through the trees on a zipline, Kempton, Kansas State University, pkempton@ksu.edu.
Manhattan is a great starting point for a wide-range of adven- T10. Rhyolite/Granite Magmatism. Principal organizer: Don
tures. We have assembled an exciting and diverse program for Parker, Baylor University, don_parker@baylor.edu.
thi��rst-of-its-kind triple regiona meetin and oo for ard to Co-organizers: Matthew Brueseke, Kansas State University,
seeing you in Manhattan in 2019. brueseke@ksu.edu; Richard Hanson, Texas Christian
University, r.hanson@tcu.edu.
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